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If you use a script to deploy a non msi file and it goes bad your screwed and might as well enjoy a few days of fixing peoples systems.

MSI files can provide version detection and checking etc...

If you script an exe I suggest you test it first on a like system that you plan on deploying too like same version of windows and same service pack, if it integrates with IE or office everyone should be on same versions.

If you use a script to deploy a non msi file and it goes bad your screwed and might as well enjoy a few days of fixing peoples systems.

MSI files can provide version detection and checking etc...

If you script an exe I suggest you test it first on a like system that you plan on deploying too like same version of windows and same service pack, if it integrates with IE or office everyone should be on same versions.

Not saying it can't be done just that it can get ugly.

Agreed. ( I cannot tell if you agreeing with me or not, though)

Anyway, once you extract the files from this exe it supplies you with the MSI.